Michael Haddad, the guest speaker, was inspiring. He spoke openly about the challenges he overcame after he was declared 75 per cent paralyzed from a Jet Ski accident at the young age of six. To date he has hiked across mountains, broken records and received countless awards.
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Guest speaker Michael Haddad gives an inspirational speech at the event held at UNIFIL to commemorate International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
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The mayor of Deir Mimess, Dr. George Nakad, UNIFIL’s Sector East commander, Brigadier-General Perez de Aguado, along with two members of the local authorities unveil the commemorative plaque at the inauguration of the rehabilitation of the sewage treatment plant.
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Some 60 dignitaries from south-western Lebanon pose for a group photo with the UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary.
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UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major-General Michael Beary, puts on personnel protective equipment before walking the cleared path to a new Blue Line point in the vicinity of Blida.
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Ali Yasin, a beekeeper and an expert in breeding queen bees, shows local bee farmers how to plant a queen, at a workshop held at At Tiri Agriculture Services Centre.
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